Preview of Terry Jenoure & The Portal Concert at Real Art Ways

Real Art Ways Presents:

Terry Jenoure & The Portal

Sunday, October 30 2022 | 2:30pm

HARTFORD - Real Art Ways presents a performance by Terry Jenoure & her ensemble The Portal on Sunday, October 30 at 2:30. Tickets are $15.00 general admission, $12.00 for Real Art Ways Members, and $8.00 for full-time students. Real Art Ways is located at 56 Arbor Street in Hartford.

“Touches of chamber jazz, lively gypsy dances and earthy call-and-response…sung expressively by violinist Terry Jenoure.” – The Washington Post

Terry Jenoure, composer, violinist & vocalist was born in the Bronx to a Puerto Rican and Jamaican family. She began playing violin at age 8. After 12 years of Classical European studies, she became a protégé of the Free Jazz movement. Her music has been recognized by Downbeat, The New York Times, Jazz Times, and has earned grants for composition and performance, including most recently from Massachusetts Cultural Council (2021), South Arts Jazz Road (2021) and NEFA (2022). Terry has masters and doctoral degrees in Education. She served as a university professor and arts manager for over 30 years at UMass Amherst.

For More Information on Terry, please visit her website.

Terry has assembled a sextet of longtime collaborators. The world-class lineup boasts impressive careers in genres across traditional jazz, free improvisation, and classical chamber music including Angelica Sanchez (piano), Wayne Smith (cello), Avery Sharpe (bass), Joe Fonda (bass), and Reggie Nicholson (drums).

Over the past ten years, Jenoure’s performances have had a fascinating memoir focus. Her compositions are most influenced by 1960's folk music, post-modern jazz, and elements of story-telling. In her musical composition for Real Art Ways featuring the Portal, she will combine all of these elements in a single performance.